The board of Cricket Victoria, which governs the sport in the Australian province of Victoria, appointed Harish Rao as a non-executive director on March 14. He is believed to be the first Indian to have been appointed to the board in its nearly 150-year history. Rao, who is the face…
Two persons were on Sunday (26) shot at in a gurdwara in the US state of California, with authorities ruling out the incident as a hate crime. The shooting took place around 2:30 pm local time at the Gurdwara Sacramento Sikh Society, according to Sacramento county sheriff's office spokesman Sgt.…
China on Sunday (26) did not take part in a confidential G20 meeting which was held in Itanagar, the capital of the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims to be its own part "since ancient times", NDTV reported citing sources. New Delhi has refuted the claim in…
England's Nat Sciver-Brunt on Sunday (26) hailed the "special group of girls" of Mumbai Indians after her unbeaten 60 powered them to a seven-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in the final of the inaugural Women's Premier League. Mumbai restricted Delhi to 131-9, a total they overhauled with three balls to…
India capped off an outstanding campaign by finishing with the highest gold medals (four) at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships after the nation's illustrious pugilists Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain recorded stellar victories by contrasting margins in the finals at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here on Sunday (26).…
As a fast-growing economy, India today has drawn the attention of both the eastern and western worlds. The convergence of New Delhi’s strategic interests with some key nations has become a key pillar of its foreign policy today. Frontline western democracies such as the US and UK have taken a…
IT services major Infosys on Thursday (23) announced the retirement of Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw as independent director of the board, effective Wednesday (22), upon completion of her tenure. Infosys board has appointed D Sundaram as the lead independent director of the company, effective March 23, 2023 based on the recommendation of…
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) led by richest Indian Mukesh Ambani has appointed Srikanth Venkatachari as its chief financial officer (CFO) effective June 1, as per a release from the company. Venkatachari will succeed Alok Agarwal, who has served as the CFO since 2005, and will now become a senior advisor…
India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is not known for mincing words, has slammed the British government over the March 19 vandalism at the Indian high commission in London accusing authorities of failing to meet security obligations. A group of pro-Khalistan supporters targeted the mission a day after police…
Veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi guided Afghanistan to a six-wicket win over a new-look Pakistan in the first Twenty20 international of a three-game series on Friday (24). Nabi took 2-12 and was ably assisted by Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2-9) and pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi (2-13) to restrict Pakistan to 92-9 after they…